Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sean Martin Long [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 May 1995||
Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Cherry Orchard | ||
2012–2013 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Luton Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Lincoln City | 17 | (0) |
2018– | Cheltenham Town | 190 | (7) |
International career | |||
Republic of Ireland U16 | |||
Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
2013–2014 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 12 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Sean Martin Long (born 2 May 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for EFL League One club Cheltenham Town.
Long joined Reading from Irish club Cherry Orchard in 2012. [3] He made his professional debut on 26 August 2014 as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 League Cup win over Scunthorpe United. [4]
On 16 October 2015, Long signed for League Two club Luton Town on an initial one-month loan. [5] He made his debut for the club a day later in a 2–1 defeat away to Crawley Town. [6] Long made four further appearances including three in League Two and one in the FA Cup before his loan was extended on 16 November 2015 until 2 January 2016, continuing to cover for Stephen O'Donnell who was recovering from a double hernia injury. [7] He returned to Reading on 5 January 2016 after making 11 appearances for the club in all competitions. [8]
On 15 March 2016, Long signed for National League club Braintree Town on loan until the end of the season. [9] He made his debut for the club later that day in a 0–0 draw with Gateshead. [10] Long made nine league appearances for Braintree, [11] helping them to secure a place in the National League play-offs after a 3–0 win at home to Altrincham on 30 April 2016 and would face Grimsby Town in the semi-finals over two legs. [12] He featured in the semi-final first leg as Braintree earned a 1–0 away win to gain a slender advantage over their opponents. [13] Long featured again in the semi-final second leg, as Braintree were defeated 2–0 after extra time and 2–1 on aggregate, ending their hopes of promotion. [14]
On 9 May 2016, Long was one of 15 Reading youth-team players offered a new contract by the club, [15] with confirmation of his new deal being signed coming on 1 July 2016. [16]
On 28 July 2016, following a pre-season trial, Long signed a six-month loan deal with League Two club Cambridge United. [17] He made his debut on the opening day of 2016–17 in a 1–1 draw at home to Barnet. [18] Long made 12 appearances and returned to Reading following the expiration of his loan spell. [18] [19]
On 5 January 2017, Long signed a loan deal with National League club Lincoln City for the remainder of 2016–17 with a view to a permanent transfer. [20] He made his debut two days later in Lincoln's 2–2 draw away to Ipswich Town in the FA Cup third round, having entered the match as a stoppage time substitute and completed the loan spell with 19 appearances. [11]
Reading announced that Long would be released when his contract expired at the end of the season. [21] He was named in Lincoln's retained list for 2017–18. [22] Long came on as a 95th-minute substitute as Lincoln beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final on 8 April 2018. [23]
Long signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town on 26 June 2018 on a two-year contract after rejecting a new contract with Lincoln. [24] He signed a one-year extension to his contract in September 2019. [25] Cheltenham reached the League Two play-offs in 2019–20 with a fourth-place finish on points per game after the season was suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, [26] and were beaten 3–2 on aggregate by Northampton Town in the semi-final. [27] Long played every minute of the club's play-off campaign and finished the season with 43 appearances and two goals. [28] He made 23 appearances and scored two goals in 2020–21 as Cheltenham won the League Two title and promotion to League One. [29] [30]
Long has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level. [31] He made 12 appearances for the under-19 team between 2013 and 2014. [32]
Long was called up to the under-21s for the first time in May 2015, [33] along with Reading teammates Pierce Sweeney and Shane Griffin.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2013–14 [34] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15 [35] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [36] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2016–17 [18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Luton Town (loan) | 2015–16 [36] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Braintree Town (loan) | 2015–16 [11] | National League | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Cambridge United (loan) | 2016–17 [18] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Lincoln City (loan) | 2016–17 [11] | National League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Lincoln City | 2017–18 [37] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
Cheltenham Town | 2018–19 [38] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2019–20 [28] | League Two | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 43 | 2 | |
2020–21 [29] | League Two | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
2021–22 [39] | League One | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
2022–23 [40] | League One | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
2023–24 [41] | League One | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
Total | 190 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 215 | 8 | ||
Career total | 246 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 295 | 8 |
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